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Hugh White McCaleb Jr. (1819 - 1899)

Hugh White McCaleb Jr.
Born in Fayette, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 23 Feb 1851 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Died at age 80 in Kimble, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

1st Lieutenant Hugh McCaleb Jr. served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Texas State Troops
This profile is part of the McCaleb Name Study.

Hugh White McCaleb, Jr. was born on 4 Aug 1819 in Fayette County, Alabama. His parents were Hugh White (McKillip) McCaleb (~1780 - ~1845) and Elizabeth (Holbrook) McCaleb (~1785 - 1870).

His siblings were...

  1. Lavinia McCaleb (~1804 - <1850)
  2. Virginia Jane (McCaleb) Logan (1804 - 1886)
  3. John Allery McCaleb (~1805 - ~1886)
  4. Barbara (McCaleb) Lauderdale (1810 - 1846)
  5. J. Andrew McCaleb (1813 - 1899)
  6. James H. McCaleb (1815 - 1905)
  7. Elizabeth McCaleb (~1825 - )
  8. Alfred Cowan McCaleb (1827 - 1891)
  9. William Franklin McCaleb (1830 - 1910)

In 1850, Hugh is 30 years old and is living alone in District 2, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. He was working in the agriculture industry as a farmer. [1]

Hugh married Mahalia C. Richards (1832 - 1915) on 23 February 1851 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.[2]

Their children were...

  1. William Winter McCaleb (1853 - 1934)
  2. Texanna Frances McCaleb (1856 - 1935)
  3. Elizabeth Georgia McCaleb (1860 - 1918)
  4. Samuel Houston McCaleb (1863 - 1938)
  5. Jack Hamilton McCaleb (~1868 - 1922)
  6. Hugh White McCaleb (1873 - 1937)

After Hugh and Mahala married, they left Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and moved to Lampasas County, Texas.[3] Family members listed in the 1860 Census are:

H.W. McCaleb 38
Mahala C. McCaleb 27
Wm. W. McCaleb 6
Texanah McCaleb 3
Georgeanah McCaleb 8/12

A gentleman named William A. Moton traveled from Alabama as well and worked on the McCaleb farm.

On 21 February 1864 Hugh enlisted in the Lampasas (Texas) Confederate Guard. He mustered out on 31 May 1864.[4]

The 1880 Census[5] finds Hugh and Mahala living in Kimble County, Texas. He was 61 years old and raising stock. Family members were:

H.W. McCaleb 61
Mahalia McCaleb 47
William W. McCaleb 26
Samuel H. McCaleb 17
Jack H. McCaleb 12
H.W. McCaleb 7

Hugh passed away on 26 Sep 1899 in Kimble County, Texas, aged 80.[6] He was laid to rest in the Red Creek Cemetery in Kimble County.[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ "US Census, 1850", online database. Census Place: District 2, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M432_16; Page: 240B; Image: 208. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
  3. ↑ "US Census, 1860", online database. Census Place: Lampasas, Texas; Roll: M653_1299; Page: 178; Family History Library Film: 805299. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  5. ↑ "US Census, 1880", online database. Census Place: Precinct 3, Kimble, Texas; Roll: 1314; Page: 278B; Enumeration District: 097. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  6. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
  7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20358908/hugh-white-mccaleb

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